Caroline Jardine McGregor, formerly of Russellville and Darren William Smith formerly of Lawrence, Kansas, are happy to announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage.

The bride-elect is the daughter of Jane Dickie McGregor and Alexander “Sandy” McGregor of Russellville. She is the granddaughter of the late John Dickie and Dorothy Merkel Dickie of Hamden, Connecticut, and the late G.H. McGregor and Marion Jardine McGregor of Fairfax, Virginia. Caroline graduated from Russellville High School in 1997, earned her B.A. from Wellesley College in 2001 and her masters from Columbia University in 2007. She is employed at the U.S. Department of Energy.

The prospective groom is the son of William Smith and Darlene Bauer Smith of Boerne, Texas, formerly of Lawrence, Kansas. He is the grandson of Lena Patenaude Smith and the late Claude Smith of Miltonvale, Kansas and Mabel Meyer Bauer and the late Martin Bauer of Garden City, Kansas. Darren graduated from American University in 2000 with a bachelors degree and from Virginia Tech in 2006 with a masters degree. He is employed by the National Association of Realtors.

The wedding is planned for Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, at Woodend Sanctuary in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with a reception to follow. The couple will reside in Washington, D.C.